Sentence examples for defensive ride from inspiring English sources

Froome survived that stage with an outstanding defensive ride, while Kennaugh - making his Tour debut - recovered to play a huge role in the Alps this past week.

At Hautacam, he had produced a great attacking ride; here, for most of the ascent, he showed how enthralling a great defensive ride can be.

(Newbies would be well advised to first learn defensive riding through the Motorcycle Safety Foundation RiderCourse, available at www.msf-usa.org).

On the one hand, it can encourage defensive riding as the leaders mark each other, but it offers immense opportunities for enterprising athletes to transform the standings.

It was a classic piece of defensive riding, as at the end of a stage such as this – full on, run off at a 47kph average in horrendously wet conditions – most riders will weaken towards the end and those with anything left in their legs have no option but to move forwards.

These riders believed in defensive riding and did not feel compelled to change their riding habits.

Lazio, living up to the Italian reputation for defensive stubbornness, rode out a period of Spurs pressure and created legitimate chances on the counter.

It stuck to its defensive style and rode Fernandez's hot glove to win three games in Denver after going 0-6-2 three yearsree years.

They harbor equally high expectations for another defensive lineman who was riding the Hargrave bus that day in 2007.

If that doesn't happen, Larry Pavelec, high-yield portfolio manager and head of marketing at fund management outfit Nicholas Company, thinks that his holdings of defensive stocks will help him ride out a market downturn.

Being beaten by your team-mate is never good news and I can guarantee that Stoner will also be angry with himself that he didn't ride a more defensive line into the last corner.